CHRISLYNN FREED 921 Calle Canta Glendale, CA 91208 (818) 247-9971 E-Mail: [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Leventhal School of Accounting, Los Angeles, California Professor of Clinical Accounting, September 1990 to present  Design curriculum and teach financial and managerial accounting and auditing courses at the Undergraduate level  Over the years participated in major curriculum changes to Accounting program requirements Director, Master’s Programs, September 1990 through December 2004 1* Major accomplishments: 2* Achieved growth in full-time Masters Programs from 20 to 149 full-time students 3* Spearheaded negotiations with PricewaterhouseCoopers to develop a program to send employees working in states that require 150 hours of education to a Masters of Accounting program. As a result PWC chose USC as one of the three universities selected to send employees to 4* Developed program with Big Four firms to sponsor students in our Full-time MBT program 5* Worked with Ministry of Finance in Indonesia to send 10-15 students a year to MBT program 6* Oversaw placement success rate of 95% 7* Shaped curriculum development of Masters Programs for non-accounting students 8* Envisioned and developed Intensive Accounting Program 9* Involved in curriculum revision for undergraduate and graduate programs and creation of the accelerated dual degree program 10* Overall responsibility for the administration of the Master’s Programs which, includes: academic oversight of programs, marketing, recruiting, scheduling of classes, hiring of part-time faculty, advisement, career counseling and placement of students Director, Professional Programs and Chief Financial Officer, February 1989 through August 1994 11* Overall responsibility for administration of professional conferences including managing budget, developing content and providing speakers 12* Responsible for creating budget and approving operating expenses and initiating reporting system to monitor expenses 13* Developed, coordinated and taught Executive Education courses

AWARDS:  2014, 2012 and 2010 Golden Apple Teaching Award, Marshall School of Business  2013 California Society of CPA’s Outstanding Educator Award  2009 USC Mellon Award for Excellence in the area of “Faculty Mentoring Undergraduates”  2008 Parents Teaching and Mentoring Award  2008 USC Mellon Award for Excellence in the area of “Faculty Mentoring Graduates”  2006-2007 Faculty Appreciation Award, Office of International Services

LAVENTHOL & HORWATH, Los Angeles, California and West Palm Beach, Florida Senior Manager, Audit Department, April 1983 through January 1989 14* Acquired broad base experience in financial institutions, entertainment, construction, leisure time industries, real estate, public companies, retailing, non-profit and service corporations 15* Responsibilities included overall management of audit and expert witness engagements, financial forecasts and projections, mergers and acquisitions, career counseling, quality review of financial statements, firm- wide education and campus recruiting

ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO., Miami, Florida Senior, Audit Department, September 1980 through March 1983  Performed audit and consulting engagements for public companies, specifically in financial services and hospitality industries EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, California, May 1992 Master of Business Administration UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville, Florida, August 1980 Bachelor of Science in Accounting

CURRENT SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: University  University of Southern California 1* Member, USC Committee on Academic Policies & Procedures, September 2007 to present 2* Major accomplishment: Persuaded committee to look at changing the date in which students could drop a class without a “W” to be consistent with our peer institutions. It took 4 years for this to happen. 3* Member, USC Academic Petitions Panel, September 2007 to present 4* Chair, Leventhal School of Accounting, Academic Standards Committee, September 2012 to present Professional: 16* California Society of Certified Public Accountants 17* Accounting Education Committee, 1998 to present 18* Co-Chair, 2009 to 2015 19* Duties include: developing agenda items and co-chairing meetings; spearheading initiatives affecting both educators and practioners, e.g. 150 hour education requirements, revisions to CPA exam 20* Scholarship committee, 2008 to present 21* Reviewed scholarship applications and assisted in determining scholarship recipients 22* Elected Board Member, June 2013 to June 2015 23* Duties include attending meetings and serving as Board Liaison to Bakersfield Chapter and Board Liaison, Communications Advisory Committee 24* Member, CalCPA Council, 2009 to present 25* Duties include attending meetings four times a year 26* Member, CalCPA Communications committee, 2015 to present 27* Duties include reviewing all communication and recommending changes including review of website 28* Member, Public Service Award Selection Committee, 2007 to present 29* Duties include reviewing candidates files and assist in determining winner 30* California Society of Certified Public Accountants Education Foundation 31* Elected as a Trustee, 2015 to present 32* Duties include reviewing programs offered and suggesting new offerings, attend actual offerings 33* Women’s Leadership Forum Planning Committee, 2016 and 2017 34* Co-Chair Women’s Leadership Forum for 2017 35* Fisher School of Accounting, University of Florida, 2008 to present 36* Member, Board of Advisors 37* Endowed the Outstanding Masters of Accounting Student Award 38* University of Florida Foundation National Board 39* Member, appointed September 2015 40* Hanalei Bay Resort Condo Association, 2009 to present 41* Member, Finance Committee, 42* American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Member

OTHER:  CPA, regulated by the State of Florida  Author, Final Entry: Educator Gets Top Marks, California CPA, January/February 2014  Contributing author, Ensuring your Unlicensed Staff Meets the New Regs, California CPA, August 2012  Moderator: USC Graduate Women in Business: Emerging Industries for Women Leaders, January 23, 2015  Moderator: Marshall Career Conference: Job Searching for International Students, January 30, 2015  Moderator: California Society of CPA’s Education Foundation Women’s Leadership Forum, April 24, 2015 and April 28, 2017